AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHigher Ed Reshuffle in China: China cut 12,200 university undergraduate programs (2021–2025) and added about 10,200 new ones, with AI and tech-focused degrees expanding as humanities and other “obsolete” tracks shrink. Canada’s AI-Quantum Push: Queen’s University and Université de Sherbrooke signed an MOU to link AI supercomputing infrastructure with quantum technologies, aiming to strengthen research, talent, and Canada’s tech sovereignty. Research Funding Spotlight: The ERC awarded 319 Advanced Grants worth €838m; Slovenia’s Marko Žnidarič won for NUMBS, and multiple Irish institutions also secured major awards. AI in Schools: Schools are rethinking edtech to reduce friction for teachers and students—not just add screens—using flexible classroom tech setups. Public Health & Research: Baylor researchers report a protein (tubulin) that may block toxic brain protein clumping tied to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. STEM for Teachers: University of Hawai‘i will host a free virtual unconference connecting K–12 teachers with university science research. Student Life & Policy: UTAG in Ghana threatens industrial action over unresolved academic staff conditions by June 30.
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